Handbag



May 4, 1937. H. ElsENBL-:RG ET AL HANDBAG Filed Oct. 9, 1936 Patented May 4, 1937 HANDBAG Harry Eisenberg and Emile Orinsky,

Brooklyn Application October 9, 1936, Serial No. 104,825

3 Claims.

I'his invention relates to handbags, and its principal object is to provide a ladys duplex handbag comprising a main compartment similar to the usual ladys bag for holding money and articles which are readily accessible for frequent use, and an independent auxiliary compartment surrounding the former and adapted to contain personal effects or private articles which are infrequently removed from the bag and which the user prefers to keep separate from the ordinary contents of a handbag. Both compartments are closed by independent fastening devices and the opening of the auxiliary compartment extends along the bottom and ends of o the duplex handbag which constitutes, in effect,

a bag within a bag.

Further objects of this invention reside in the novel structural features of the handbag herein illustrated and described in connection with the accompanying drawing showing a recommended embodiment thereof; and these features will be pointed out in the appended claims. In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perpectiveview of the improved handbag, showing the main compartment opened to expose a portion of its interior;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the bag showing the auxiliary compartment in fully opened position; and

Fig. 3 is a central transverse section of the bag, showing both compartments partially open.

In the particular embodiment chosen for the purpose of illustration, the ladys handbag comprises sides or cover members II and I2 of leather, fabric or other flexible material, which, except for the fasteners hereinafter described, are connected together only at the upper corners of the article, as indicated by the stitching or binding I3, adjacent the flaring extensions I4; The edges of the material are folded inwardly at the points of attachment to form a notch or recess as shown in Fig. 1. Said sides, which may be lined with fabric if desired, are provided with interior pockets I5 and I6, respectively, formed of silk or other fabric and covering substantially the entire inner surface thereof.' Pocket I5 has a flap Il; and pocket I 6 has a cover tab I8.

The margins of the side members II and I2 are removably held in juxtaposition by separable fastening means such as a side fastener or zipper comprising the interlocking lugs I9, spaced along the bottom and ends thereof between the connected points I3, and the slider 20, thus forming the auxiliary compartment above mentioned. When this compartment is opened, as in Fig. 2,

the pockets I5 and I6 are readily accessible; but when the compartment is closed (Fig. 1) they are eectively sealed.

The main compartment of the handbag is formed by attaching the open mouth of a relatively smaller receptacle 2l to the inside of the side members II and I2 respectively, as by lines of stitching 23 and 24, so that the receptacle or bag is suspended between said sides and within the auxiliary compartment. The mouth of the main compartment ls provided with the slide fastener elements 24 and 25 or other separable closure means to enclose the contents thereof, or to afford access thereto when desired; and said compartment may have a coin pocket 26 on one 1 side and a flat pocket or envelope 2l on its other side, as is common practice.

The duplex bag may have a loop handle 28 attached to one of its sides, and it will be understood that the bag may be made in any desired size or shape and that its structural details may be modified to suit particular purposes without departing from the essence of this invention as set forth in the following claims.

The improved handbag is easy and economical to manufacture, attractive in appearance, and particularly convenient in use owing to the provision of the separate and independent compartments each of which is readily accessible to the user without .disturbing the contents of the other. 30

We claim:

1. A duplex handbag comprising a pair of side members connected together at points adjacent the upper corners of the bag, a main compartment suspended between said side members with its mouth opening at the top of the bag, means for closing said mouth, and means for separably connecting the margins of the side members along the bottom and ends of the bag to provide an auxiliary compartment around the main compartment.

2. A duplex handbag comprising a pair of side members connected together at points adjacent the upper corners of the bag, a main compartment suspended between said side members with its mouth opening at the top of the bag, means for closing said mouth, and means for separably connecting the margins of the side members along the bottom and ends of the bag to provide an auxiliary compartment around the main compartment, the auxiliary compartment having a pocket attached to the inner surface of one of said side members and adapted to contain personal elfects.

3. A duplex handbag comprising a pair of side members connected together adjacent the upper corners of the bag, a closable main compartment suspended between said side members with its mouth opening at the top of the bag and being readily accessible, and a slide fastener for separably connecting the margins of the sideV members along the ends and bottom of the bag between said connected corners to provide an auxiliary compartment enclosing the main compartment, the side members having interior pockets located in said auxiliary compartment.

HY EISENBERG. E OSKY. 

